"Youyou, are you alright?"
The heroic voice rang out again, but this time her tone was filled with exhaustion.
"Ah Jiao, Eight Corners, I'm fine."
Two giant dragons, one red and one white, formed from the lake water, encircled Youyou. The large pink flower swayed gently. "Thank you for showing mercy."
Facing Wang Nan's attack directly, Youyou understood that even though Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had drawn upon the two auras at the bottom of the lake at the last moment, with their cultivation, it would have been impossible to completely block that one Rod. Her current unharmed state was only because Wang Nan had ultimately held back.
"I already said I didn't come here with the intention of destroying this place. Can we talk properly now?" Wang Nan retracted his hand, the Coiling Dragon Staff resting diagonally beside him, its upper end behind his back, its lower end pointing to the side.
Sure enough, Wang Nan was still good at talking. After all, displaying strength was meant to make the other party calm down and listen to him, which could be considered a type of conversational skill, right?
"Judging human nature is a very complex matter. Before we discuss whether I am a good person, let's first stop the expansion of those Jade Phosphorous Exotic Flowers outside."
"Alright…" Youyou's mood was very complicated, but she finally agreed.
"Ah Jiao, Eight Corners, assist me."
With that, the giant dragons formed from lake water that encircled Youyou instantly dispersed, falling back into the red and white lakes. All the plants within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well simultaneously circulated their spirit power, their roots connecting underground, linking all the plants into a single entity.
During their brief exchange just now, Wang Nan had sensed this power. All the plants working together created a Domain-like area here.
However, at this moment, this Domain was not meant to deal with Wang Nan, but rather to gather all its power towards Youyou.
Youyou's color gradually deepened. The originally pink petals grew darker and darker, until they finally turned deep purple.
Petals gathered one after another, then instantly bloomed, and a deep purple halo diffused outward from Youyou, spreading throughout the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and continuing to expand outward without stopping.
The red and white lake water continuously churned, surging towards Youyou's roots. The light emitted by Youyou intensified, and a rich fragrance spread.
Even Wang Nan's body, which had absorbed life gold, felt as if it had been cleansed the moment he smelled this fragrance, and all his fatigue vanished.
Ma Xiaotao, nearby, was even more noticeably affected. Under the influence of this fragrance, her spirit power even showed a subtle increase.
Under the illumination of the purple halo, the seven-colored toxins that had stained the vines on the rock wall instantly disappeared, and their original blue color became even brighter.
As the saying goes, one thing overcomes another. Youyou possessed the ability to detoxify all poisons. With the blessing of the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she was not at a disadvantage against the numerous Jade Phosphorous Exotic Flowers. The poisonous mist floating in the air dissipated the moment it touched this halo.
One by one, after the Jade Phosphorous Exotic Flowers came into contact with the purple halo, the vines covering the ground rapidly retracted, and the flower buds curled back in succession.
Although the poisonous miasma lingering in the Sunset Forest, apart from around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, still existed, the source that generated and controlled these poisonous miasmas was no longer active.
A gentle breeze swept through, and the colorful poisonous mist above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well thinned considerably. Through the mist, the clouds in the sky were faintly visible.
"My power can only reach this far. I have no way to completely dispel the poisonous miasma that has already been generated in such a short time."
"It's already enough."
Without Youyou's power, even the long-accumulated poisonous mist here wouldn't have thinned so quickly. The current effect had already met Wang Nan's initial expectations.
As long as the Jade Phosphorous Exotic Flowers inside were no longer active, simply dispersing the naturally spreading poisonous miasma outside would not be too troublesome.
"Also, you can take six Immortal Herbs from here."
"So, you think I'm a good person?" Looking at the thinning poisonous miasma around him, Wang Nan's heart settled, and he slowly descended before Youyou.
"I… I don't know. Although you didn't pass the test left by 'that person,' I don't think you're a bad person."
"What exactly did 'that person' in your mouth do to you that makes you only remember his kindness and listen to him so much?"
"That person was certainly good to us." At this point, Youyou's tone became more lively. "When he came here, he could have swept us all away, but in the end, he didn't. He even helped us with overall planning, which allowed us to grow quickly."
This…
Wang Nan looked out, gazing at the neatly arranged Immortal Herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The plan made by "that person" in Youyou's words was indeed good, but his true intentions were hard to say.
Just as Wang Nan was looking at the vast expanse of plants before him, a feeling of dread suddenly came from the sky.
Looking up, through the already thinned seven-colored mist, what appeared before Wang Nan was a mass of dark clouds.
These clouds had been there just now, and Wang Nan initially thought it was just a natural weather change, but now it seemed that these clouds were not so simple.
"H-how could this be?"
Youyou's voice was trembling slightly.
"What's wrong with you?"
"This is my… Heavenly Tribulation."
Heavenly Tribulation?
Wang Nan's golden eyes flickered as he looked up into the sky. The clouds pressed lower, and the already weak sunlight had completely vanished. A low rumbling sound echoed within the clouds.
Through the clouds, Wang Nan saw boundless Heaven and Earth power.
"Yes, yes, it must be because I absorbed too much power from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well just now, causing my first Heavenly Tribulation to descend."
There was already a hint of a sob in Youyou's voice.
"First Heavenly Tribulation?" Ma Xiaotao, beside her, was puzzled. "Aren't you a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
"I'm not. I only achieved a hundred-thousand-year cultivation by relying on this treasure land. I've actually only lived for over ten thousand years. I definitely won't be able to pass this Heavenly Tribulation."
Youyou spoke urgently, but the changes in the world were even faster.
A strong wind began to blow around them. The Jade Phosphorous Exotic Flowers, which had already ceased their activity, now shrank even tighter, wishing they could burrow all their vines into the soil.
The previously pervasive seven-colored poisonous mist had completely dissipated in just the prelude to the Heavenly Tribulation.
The storm descended into the valley, stirring up earth and rocks from the surroundings and the rock walls, which then struck Wang Nan and the surrounding plants.
The sentient plant Spirit Beasts nearby were all trembling slightly, as if shivering.
The sky lowered, and immense power descended from above. The Evil Breaking Dragon swam according to Wang Nan's thoughts, circling once to protect Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao in the middle.